US7896184B2 - Crate with collapsible wall - Google Patents

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US7896184B2
US7896184B2 US11/945,172 US94517207A US7896184B2 US 7896184 B2 US7896184 B2 US 7896184B2 US 94517207 A US94517207 A US 94517207A US 7896184 B2 US7896184 B2 US 7896184B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1833—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel
    • B65D11/184—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel and one or more side walls being foldable along a median line
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1893—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with semidetachable components, i.e. with some side walls hinged to each other or to a base panel and the other side walls being detachable to allow collapsing of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/005—Side walls formed with an aperture or a movable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents

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  • the present invention relates generally to containers and more particularly to a crate that is particularly useful for transporting egg cartons or other items to a store.
  • the present invention provides a crate or container, such as for transporting egg cartons or other items.
  • the crate includes a base, opposed side walls and a rear wall extending upward from the base.
  • a front wall opposite the rear wall includes an upper section and a lower section.
  • the upper section is selectably pivotable between a closed position and a retracted, open position. In the retracted position, access to the interior of the crate is provided.
  • the upper section and the lower section each include edges adjacent one another. At least one of the adjacent edges is contoured away from the other edge when the upper section is in the closed position. The contoured edge provides improved access to the interior of the container when the upper section is in the retracted position.
  • egg cartons (or other items) would be shipped to a store in the crate with the upper section of the front wall closed. At the store, the upper section of the front wall would be retracted to provide access to the egg cartons in the interior of the crate by customers or by store workers. The empty crate can then be returned to be reused in shipping additional egg cartons.
  • FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a crate according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the front of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the front of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 shows the crate of FIG. 1 with the front wall being retracted.
  • FIG. 5 shows the crate of FIG. 4 with the front wall retracted.
  • FIG. 6 is a side perspective of the front of the crate of FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the crate of FIG. 1 with the front and rear walls collapsed.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the crate of FIG. 1 in a collapsed position.
  • FIG. 9 is a front view of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 10 is a rear view of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 11 is a top view of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is a side view of the crate of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an alternate front wall of an alternate crate according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 A crate 10 , such as for transporting egg cartons or other items, according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the crate 10 includes a base 12 having integrally molded upstanding portions 13 to which are hingably connected side walls 14 .
  • a rear wall 16 is also hingably connected to the base 12 and latched to the side walls 14 .
  • the front wall 18 includes an upper section 20 having a pair of downwardly extending arms 21 and a lower section 22 having a pair of upwardly extending arms 23 .
  • the arms 21 of the upper section 20 are connected to arms 23 of the lower section 22 by hinges 26 .
  • Between the arms 21 of the upper section 20 is an upper opening 28 , which is also defined by a contoured lower edge of the upper section 20 .
  • Between the arms 23 of the lower section 22 is a lower opening 30 , which is also defined by a contoured upper edge of the lower section 22 .
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the front of the crate 10 .
  • the side walls 14 each include upper latches 34 adjacent latch plates 35 on the upper section 20 .
  • the side walls 14 further each include lower latches 36 adjacent the lower section 22 .
  • the upper section 20 includes a plurality of protrusions, such as protrusions 38 and protrusions 42 that correspond to recesses 40 and recesses 44 on the lower section 22 .
  • the upper section 20 includes a pair of latch plates 46 below the latch plates 35 . While the latch plates 35 are positioned toward the interior surface of the upper section 20 , the latch plates 46 are positioned toward the exterior surface of the upper section 20 . Stops 47 protruding inwardly from the side walls 14 prevent the lower section 22 from pivoting forward (or outward).
  • FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the crate 10 .
  • the rear surface of the upper section 20 includes a label surface 48 on which logos can be applied by labels or could be molded into the upper section 20 .
  • the latches 36 selectively prevent the lower section 22 from pivoting into the interior of the crate 10 .
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the crate 10 , with the upper section 20 being pivoted forward relative to the lower section 22 and relative to the side walls 14 .
  • the upper section 20 is pivoted forward (or outward of the crate 10 ) on the hinges 26 .
  • the protrusions 38 , 42 of the upper section 20 are aligned with the recesses 40 , 44 of the lower section 22 about the axis of hinges 26 .
  • the latch plates 46 are generally aligned with the lower latches 36 about the axis of the hinges 26 .
  • the protrusions 38 , 42 of the upper section 20 are received in the recesses 40 , 44 of the lower section 22 .
  • the latch plates 46 of the upper section 20 could be latched behind the latches 36 on the lower section 22 , or behind a portion of the latches 36 on the lower section 22 .
  • the latches 36 also continue to prevent the lower section 22 from pivoting into the crate 10 .
  • the label surface 48 is displayed on the exterior of the crate 10 .
  • the partial nesting of the upper section 20 into the lower section 22 provides a substantially non-protruding front wall 18 when the front wall 18 is in the retracted position, with the upper section 20 positioned adjacent the lower section 22 .
  • the front wall 10 can be collapsed onto the base 12 from the retracted position ( FIG. 6 ), by releasing the latches 36 ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the side walls 14 are then pivoted onto the front and rear walls 18 , 16 as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • many empty crates 10 can be shipped in a reduced volume.
  • FIG. 9 is a front view of the crate 10 .
  • FIG. 10 is a rear view of the crate 10 .
  • FIG. 11 is a top view of the crate 10 .
  • FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the crate 10 .
  • FIG. 13 is a side view of the crate 10 .
  • egg cartons (or other items) would be shipped to a store in the crate 10 with the front wall 18 closed ( FIG. 1 ).
  • the front wall 18 would be collapsed ( FIG. 5 ) to provide access to the egg cartons in the interior of the crate 10 by customers or by store workers.
  • the front wall 18 , the side walls 14 and rear wall 16 are collapsed onto the base 12 as shown in FIG. 8 so that the crates 10 occupy less volume and can be efficiently returned to be reused in shipping additional egg cartons (or other items).
  • the upper latches 34 prevent the upper section 20 from pivoting into the crate 10 .
  • the front wall 18 cannot collapse onto the base 12 unless the front wall 18 is retracted, with the upper section 20 in front of the lower section 22 .
  • an alternate upper latch 34 could be provided to permit the front wall 18 to collapse when the upper section 20 is in the closed position.
  • FIG. 14 is a largely schematic perspective view of an alternate front wall 118 of an alternate crate 110 according to the present invention.
  • the front wall 118 includes an upper section 120 pivotably connected to a lower section 122 (latches and other details as in the first embodiment would be included, but are not shown for simplicity).
  • the only difference in the second embodiment is the addition of a sliding door 150 that is slidably mounted in the lower section 122 .
  • the sliding door 150 can be closed (as illustrated) during shipping to increase the protection of the egg crates (or other items) inside the crate 110 .
  • the sliding door 150 would be slid into the lower section 122 for access to the interior of the crate 110 , either before or after the upper section 120 is pivoted downward to the retracted position.
  • the sliding door 150 could be incorporated into the crate 10 of FIGS. 1-13 .

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